A family member who cut ties years ago suddenly returns home due to illness, financial ruin, or a desire for reckoning.
Unlike friendships, family relationships are bound by a unspoken ledger of emotional and financial debts.
Minimizes destructive behavior to keep a false sense of peace.
Tensions that arise when an outsider (stepparent, adopted sibling, new spouse) disrupts the established ecosystem. 🧩 Elements of Complexity